Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes Meets Abysmal Reception

The first game to be part of the new Star Wars canon
designed for mobile,
Star Wars: Galaxy of
Heroes
, has been met with stern criticism by fans online. A new trailer,
released only today on YouTube, shows a comment section flooded with
negativity, and a Like counter that sits devastatingly west of center.

The game is not even out yet; it will hit
Androidand iPhonein
the holiday season this year. The hate was sparked by the trailer, which shows
in-game footage of the anticipated game that appears stale, and with the distinct
suggestion, although no actual depiction, of a reliance on in-game purchases.

You can check out the trailer for yourself.

It’s certainly a lacklustre affair, but you may be surprised
at the level of discontent being fielded by the online community. After all,
this wouldn’t be the first sub-par Star Wars game to ever hit the market.

The problem is that this one had a certain level of
expectation behind it. This was to be the first SW game of the new canon; an
extensive web of storylines, all of which feed back in to the narrative
universe as an inarguable part of the storyline.

Out with the old, insult with the new

Star Wars fans were already angry at Disney for decreeing
all past canonical narratives, except for the movies and a few TV shows, are
now out. None of it ever happened as far as the new owners are concerned.

The trade-off was meant to be a new, easier-to follow and
respectable story line all planned-out under the gaze of one production entity.
Now we’re seeing a big, ugly gap in the fourth wall.

This game manages to shoe-horn itself in to the mix by
reportedly masquerading as a game
within the
Star Wars universe; in theory, a Star Wars character could sit down in a
cantina somewhere and play it themselves.

The idea that there’s no reason a story couldn’t crop up down
the line featuring a scene with Boba Fett (or maybe his progeny) playing
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes as he himself
is frankly ludicrous. It flies in the face of what Disney promised in part when
it nullified all those years of Star Wars extended universe stories in favour
of the new order: respectability.

To add insult to injury, the game itself looks
underwhelming. Clunky gameplay and a menu system familiar to anyone ever
disappointed by a game reliant on micro-transactions will immediately greet with
suspicion.

Hopefully
Galaxy of
Heroes
won’t turn out to be nothing more than a cheap, insulting grab for
micro-payment dollars. If it doesn’t, whoever made this trailer needs a stern
talking-to.

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